Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-23
THIRD EDITION.
A street Communal !.

A large representative meeting off
cisixens was held 10 the Board OF Trade |
rSoms last evening to further consider |
She citizens' bill TO be preseatei 70 the |
Legislature providins for . street COM |
misti1n for the city. Both political
parties were largely represented, thons b /
Weil-knovn Democrats were In the
ascendant. Among those present were:
DIR. James III. Draper, A. @. Wilson.
Samuel Cooling. samuel Murphty, WI
II. Lungren. William McAenAmlD,
Arct ihald Given. L. O. Vsndesrifs,
Esq Jamea Christy, Francis 2. Buck,
Daniel o O. Kenny, ]. p. Almond,
Rnoch Moore. Jr, @. p. johnson, Thos
ton, John NJ Solomon, W. H. Mooney,
d. W. Taylor, ]. T. Davis, ]. N. Poole,
j. II. Begss, George W. Bush, 8. N.
Trump, o. g. Phillips and many others.
A. G. Wilson, of the Harlan d Hol-
linlsvorth Company, Was selected
chairman, and q. q. Philiips, Of the
arm Of Pbillips g. Kane, WAS chosen
secretary. The committee e. whom the
bill Wa referred NJ . previous meeting
70 make some alterations and NIL In the
blanks returned 1t, naming Joseph l..
Carpenter, Jr., Councilman James
Murray and J. Newiin Gawthrop for
commissioners. The appropriation
Asked for In she bill was Sos 200, the
aggregate amount OF what was spen,
the present ascal year for paving, open.
ing and repairing streets and for sewers
and paving sidewalks.
Another amendment gave the Chief
Justice Of the State Of Delaware power
to fill vacancies on the commission IN
stead of the resident Judge of New Gas
tie County. The appropriation for each
year 10 bot to he increased more than
per cent over the preceding year. With
these amendments the bill pissed
almost unanimously, thou City Soil
citor Turner sbarpley criticised some Of
its provisions and thought that the
Mayor Of tie city should appoint the
cou missiouers when vacaE cies eceur-
red. DR.. Draper agreed Aita MT. Tur
ner In regard to the appointment O.
commissioners, but they were only
maEeshiits for the present time and s
makeshift Was very much Eesded now
A resolution was passed iDstTuctins
the committee to draft a bill to be zen
10 the Legislature, proyi lug that III
fire.. hold Of q Ciy CouncilL an chou !,
be 81, 00o; also that Civ Councilmei
sholld no. reesive more n n 81 . week
including committee meeting. each 70
their services.
George Oapelle, f. P. Buck Gee
W. Bush. Kloch NJ cor aud A. G VII
son wore appointed committee On Z
nance.
The following were named commit
tee on legislation 10 COX after the pas
sage OF ali act. prepared IL the NEE:
ing: j, 7srke Pos,les, Eloch Moore
James Mesaiy, d, orc Kenny, Archi
bald Givsn, John L. Davis, Thomss E
Lally, George W Bash, E 7. VI alton
Henry Eckel, J p, Almond, SEQ. {
Capelle, DR.. James A Draper, Sam ut
Murphey and samuel Cooling.
On motion Of DR. Draper the u,eetin
voted that II Was the seuse ef those a.
sembled that q citizers' orsantZaito
should be organized TO work for th
better and more economical goverruen
OF the city.
The com mittee TO prepare bills to {
presented to the legislature was IL
structed to draw bills providing for tn
regulation of primary election lawi
for REQ nirinR voters NJ city elections
vote on q city tax receipt, and for
registry law IN tlis city.
Il Was agreed that another meeting
citizens should be called al some pin'
70 be decided upon by the charms
aud secretary for nsxt Wedneso 8
evening.